(1)The Superintendents of Basic Education have been assigned the following duties and responsibilities:-(i)Supervision of Basic education in their respective division.(ii)Inspection of accounts of basic institution in their respective divisions,(iii)To attend the transaction regarding lands and buildings for the use of basic institutions.(iv)To deal with other development schemes of the Education Department within their respective divisions.(v)To assist the Regional Deputy Director of Education in executing and supervising the various development schemes of the Education Department.(vi)To inspect all Teachers' Training, and Sarvodaya High schools in the division at least once a year.(vii)To inspect as many basic schools, social education centres and libraries and elementary schools as possible under the control of the District Education Officer.(viii)To conduct assessment of Teachers' Training schools and Sarvodaya High schools and supervise as many assessment camps as possible.(ix)To conduct inspection of such land offered for the basic education centres and assist and guide in the preparation of plan and estimates for their buildings.(x)To conduct an experiment in at least one school under their direct supervision in respect of the progress and self sufficiency in that school.(xi)To conduct an experiment in respect of the Progress of the particular schools taken by them.(xii)To advise the District Education Officer in the matter of assessment of the efficiency of classes and teaching, transfer and posting of headmasters and teachers, maintenance of staff in relation to the crafts periodical increments and promotions and maintenance of records of teachers.(xiii)To take interest in basic and social education centers in the community project areas, national extension service blocks and education improvement programme.(xiv)To be on tour for at least 150 days in a year.(xv)To submit indent and forms and stationery of his office.(xvi)To appoint menials in his office.(xvii)To pass his own pay bills and those of the establishments and his own contingent bills.(xviii)To grant casual leave and leave of absence during gazetted holidays to his establishment.(xix)To pass the travelling allowance bills of his establishment subject to the budget provision.(xx)To issue instructions and directions on organisation and instructional side of the work to the heads of basic institutions. These instructions should be regarded as having the force of orders of the Regional Deputy Director of Education.(xxi)to advise the Community Project Executive Officer in matters of opening of basic schools and appointments of teachers in community project areas and to attend the meetings of Project Advisory Committee.(xxii)To scrutinise and submit plan and estimates of the buildings and equipments of basic institution.(xxiii)To help the Regional Deputy Director of Education in matter of orientation programmes of schools on basic pattern.(G.O. no. 9000-E. dated the 17 December, 1949 & dated the 10/15 April 1950.)
